I liked Spurrier when he was at Carolina (really disliked him before that). He took us to heights never achieved before – except, of course, when he left us high and dry.
But I’ll admit the jabbing is getting rather annoying. I never liked the off-handed comments even when he was at SC.
Note to Spurrier – enjoy your successes, of which there are many, and quit the silly barbs.

That was a nice synopsis, Mizzou-Fan. I’ve lived through a lot of what you’ve mentioned since I moved to STL after grad school at Carolina in 1992. I think Chase Daniel was the most exciting QB you guys have had since my time here. If memory serves me correctly, wasn’t Daniel on the cover of SI when Mizzou hit #1?
No matter, there was a time I said this game coming up could have been for second place in the SEC East - behind the Dawgs. Not so much now – for Carolina anyway!
But we will part ways on your last sentence. Here’s hoping for one more off day for Lock this coming Saturday. You can have him back slinging the ball the next weekend!

I agree, Fisherman.
I had been pointing to this game for a while because I wanted to see how my up-and-coming Gamecocks performed against a stellar team like Georgia. I found out we have a way to go!
But I love Champ as our coach. I think we are building a program that was, as you say, bare after Spurrier left. I was disappointed we lost so bad to Georgia but I have zero complaints with our coaches.
I like the direction of the program. Hope springs eternal.

I like what Lock said that he’s heard people say – “whenever we play well it’s because the other team didn’t play well.” That’s kind of the mentality when anyone not named Florida or Georgia wins the East. “Well, the division was down allowing Mizzou to win it twice or Carolina to win it once.”
But if you think about it when GA or FL were winning the East it’s not like Carolina or Vandy or Kentucky were powerhouse teams. How many times did you hear last year that GA won the East because the division was down? I don’t remember even one time. But you hear how Mizzou or Carolina better win now because TN and FL will be back!
My thought is that the division is getting stronger. Sadly we are compared to what happens in the West – which is just flat out competitive – but teams in the East are beginning to hold their own - and improving!
No matter I’m thinking that for this year the Mizzou at Carolina game Oct 6 might be for second place in the East. I think GA is just too strong not to win it.
But hope springs eternal. That’s why we play the games!

I think these are pretty good predictions. Fairly safe, anyway. I might switch one of the Ls for Ole Miss or A&M to a W, but I think 8-4 or 9-3 is great. Hell, I just want the KY monkey off our backs!
There’s no doubt GA and Clem are better teams and programs right now and worthy of being favored, but Carolina is building a nice program under Champ, getting good players, filling holes so I think it’s just a matter of time before we start competing and beating the bog boys.
We at SC look forward so much to Sept 8 not just because it’s GA but we get to gauge our program against a stellar opponent.
Play the games – we shall see.